With California’s Prop 8 banning same-sex marriage, what’s next?
This week, California voters passed Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that amends the state’s constitution to explicitly remove the court-approved right of same-sex couples to marry. Florida and...
View ArticleThe non-white, non-male presidents of television and film
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View ArticleAnother presidential perk: Your own big band
President-elect Barack Obama will inherit, as he put it, “two wars, a planet in peril and the worst financial crisis in a century.” What he failed to mention was the house band he’ll inherit. The...
View ArticleThe polls were wrong in Alaska, and Sen. Ted Stevens remains in political limbo
Alaska’s Senate race remains undecided three days after Election Day, and Senator Ted Stevens is still fighting to hold on to his seat after being convicted on seven counts of corruption in a federal...
View ArticleAfghanistan and the road ahead for President-elect Barack Obama
With conditions worsening in Afghanistan, many experts worry that if the transition from President George W. Bush to incoming president Barack Obama doesn’t go smoothly, the situation there could...
View ArticleHow can President-elect Obama keep his promise of “change?”
President-elect Barack Obama’s message of “change” transformed the election. It was so infectious that even his opponents adopted the mantra. Now, how does the next president keep “change” alive? If...
View ArticleHow will President-elect Barack Obama approach relations with Iran?
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View ArticleObama convenes economic meeting as carmakers post more quarterly losses
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The Shifts in the Map: Election visualization from the New York Times
Our partner, the New York Times, has taken some of the details from the 2008 elections and made an illuminating map. Done poorly, comparing demographic shifts between election years could be a very...
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Counties that count: Track bellwethers in swing states
Final count 16 Obama (D) 6 McCain (R)» Explore a larger version of this map to view county information
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GOP Big Guns McCain and Palin stump to save Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss
U.S. Senate party affiliation numbers (as of Nov. 13, 2008) 57 D (55 D + 1 I + 1 ID) | 1 D leads | 1 Runoff | 1 R leads | 40 R Read and listen to more about the close races in the Senate » If you do...
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Obama is the rage (International Electoral College: Haiti)
The “International Electoral College” is an election project from The Takeaway, in collaboration with Global Voices Online, that highlights bloggers around the world talking about the U.S. elections....
View ArticleAustralia welcomes Obama, well most (International Electoral College: Australia)
The “International Electoral College” is an election project from The Takeaway, in collaboration with Global Voices Online, that highlights bloggers around the world talking about the U.S. elections....
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Long-serving Republican Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate seat in close race
Current U.S. Senate party affiliation numbers (Nov. 19, 2008): 58 D (56 D + 1 I + 1 ID) | 1 Runoff | 1 R leads | 40 R » More on the close races for the Senate at vote2008.thetakeaway.org If you do not...
View ArticleManual re-count begins for Minnesota’s Senate seat
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